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Conference presentation
Sustaining Modernity: An Analysis of a Modern Masterpiece, the Gropius House
2011
Abstract
This paper presents a method and initial studies to evaluate the energy performance of the Gropius House, a Modernist icon. The objective is to quantify energy intensity of the house by creating and optimizing a parametric computer energy model. The procedure described in this paper provides a detailed outline of the energy modeling process with accompanying results. The goal is to advance the understanding of the performance of Modernist icons, offering insight into sustainable building strategies in use before the advent of contemporary technologies.
The present study is part of a larger project to create a knowledge base of the environmental performance of iconic homes. In addition to adding knowledge to the two disciplines, Building Science and Architecture, analytical studies using the digital model are intended to aid property administrators in evaluating the economic realities of retrofitting and upgrading opportunities as well as provide information about energy saving characteristics and shading technique designs. Furthermore, by outlining a protocol and methodology, improvements in the building industry’s energy performance analysis methods may be developed.
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- Title
- Sustaining Modernity: An Analysis of a Modern Masterpiece, the Gropius House
- Creators
- Carl Fiocchi - University of Massachusetts AmherstSimi T Hoque - University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Conference
- 13th Canadian Conference on Building Science and Technology (Winnipeg, Canada, 10 May 2011–13 May 2011)
- Number of pages
- 13
- Resource Type
- Conference presentation
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
- Other Identifier
- 991021885115704721